Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 36.9% cheaper than Riyadh.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 10.6% less for restaurants
|
Riyadh
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.39
SAR31.50
|
$5.61
TJS61.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
SAR30.00
|
$9.16
TJS99.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
$0.62
TJS6.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
SAR1.12
|
$0.28
TJS3.06
|
|
pay 28.7% less for groceries
|
Riyadh
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
SAR4.65
|
$0.57
TJS6.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.91
SAR14.69
|
$4.28
TJS46.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SAR24.95
|
$3.05
TJS33.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
SAR9.90
|
$1.75
TJS19.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
SAR14.27
|
$1.88
TJS20.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
SAR3.88
|
$0.54
TJS5.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.95
|
$1.07
TJS11.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SAR3.07
|
$1.09
TJS11.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.84
|
$0.38
TJS4.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$0.34
TJS3.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
SAR2.42
|
$0.24
TJS2.65
|
|
pay 42.6% less for transportation
|
Riyadh
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.68
|
$3.19
TJS34.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.27
SAR140.01
|
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,280.09
SAR125,010.25
|
$20,113.17
TJS219,154.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.70
SAR62.71
|
$3.18
TJS34.66
|
|
pay 60.6% less for housing
|
Riyadh
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.70
SAR280.58
|
$23.95
TJS260.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,116.87
SAR4,195.31
|
$413.18
TJS4,502.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$782.38
SAR2,938.88
|
$210.49
TJS2,293.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.80
SAR307.27
|
$50.33
TJS548.40
|
|
pay 19.4% less for childcare
|
Riyadh
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$360.22
SAR1,353.09
|
$106.65
TJS1,162.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,375.93
SAR38,975.20
|
$13,658.24
TJS148,821.00
|
|
pay 59.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riyadh
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
SAR8.00
|
$1.12
TJS12.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
SAR15.96
|
$2.29
TJS24.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.45
SAR28.00
|
$2.34
TJS25.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.01
SAR379.44
|
$37.11
TJS404.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.97
SAR60.00
|
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
|
pay 37.2% less for clothing
|
Riyadh
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.20
SAR196.10
|
$28.06
TJS305.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.44
SAR204.49
|
$36.11
TJS393.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.53
SAR403.91
|
$76.71
TJS835.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.80
SAR337.30
|
$53.79
TJS586.11
|
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